On 27 Nov 2001 at 10:10, Chuq Von Rospach wrote: > What do people think about this stuff? How do you manage it?
I don't allow it. I started the list to focus on a topic. Sometimes a particular subject might not be clearly on-topic or off-topic, so I might let such a discussion go for a while. But those discussions which everyone agrees are off-topic are not allowed. As you said, sometimes there is a sense of community when people have been on a list for a while. You grow to trust the people on the list more than you do some "strangers". So, when there seems to be a need, I create a companion list, restricted to members of the original list, but unrestricted as to topic. Kinda like the water cooler or lunchroom at work; at your desk you concentrate on work, but in those "social" areas, non-work activities are usually permitted. -- Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<< 'NO! Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.' -Yoda- >>> -- Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<< Don't blame me -- I voted Klingon. >>>
